Central High School - Caldron Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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THE NET TEAM In a I-Izwldle: Nash, Croninger, Jennings, Buggs, Menze, Hattendorf, VVeiss. Howey Croninger, honor student, and all-city quarterback, leaves Central's old portals this year, but his name and fame in all branches of athletics will be remembered down through the years. The team elected him honorary captain of the basketball squad. Hilbert Bud Menze was one of the lightest basketball players on the varsity squad as well as being a snipe on that old basket. On the baseball field he was a pitcher as well as an outfielder. He will leave us this year. Jim Nash, our diminutive center, played a bang-up game at this position and always came through with a basket or so. Jim played on the varsity backfield of the football squad and was second highest scorer in the city. He will be back next year as good as ever. Ralph Piggy Sheets was one of Central's scrappiest athletes this year. Playing guard on the varsity basketball squad he made things interesting for his opponents. On the football squad he played half-back and was one of the most feared line-plungers and tacklers that ever played the game. He will also be back another year. Fred Burt Burton came to the front this year as a varsity basketball player making the jump from reserve basketball to varsity basketball before the season was half over. Burt is only a sophomore and will be back for two years more. HOYVARD CRONINGER FRED BURTON HILBERT MENZE JAMES NASH RALPH SHEETS Page 101

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THE NET TEAM Front row: Left to fright-William Hattendorf, Fred Burton, Roger Hackman, Hilbert Menze, Robert Weiss. Rear row: Loft to right-Coach Murry Menden- hall, James Nash, Ralph Sheets, Howard Croninger, Al Jennings, Assistant Coach Bob Nulf. Willie Hattendorf found himself in his senior year and made the varsity squad as a substitute guard. Willie is a whiz on the baseball diamond playing at the center's position and always gets his flies, He played football for two years and saw action in many of the big games. Albert Al Jennings, Central's sharpshooter, had an off season this year, but nevertheless led the basketball squad and played a whizz of a game all year. He has one more year in Central. Nate Buggs, our steller guard, will graduate this year and leaves behind him a record which will be hard to beat. In his four years he has been named all-city fullback twice, honorable mention for all- state fullback once for the football squad, as well as being outstanding in track and basketball. Roger Rajah Hackman was the only man on the basketball squad that was over six feet tall. Rajah also started with the reserves and made the varsity basketball squad and played well. He also played end for the varsity football squad and will be back next year. Bobbie Weiss, our star forward, graduates this year and we sure will miss Bobbie and his long arch- ing Shots on the basketball floor. He also was on the varsity football squad serving in the capacity of quarterback for two years. VVILLIAM HATTENDORF ROBERT VX EISS ALBERT JENNINGS NATHANIEL BUGGS ROGER HACKMAIN N my , Page 100

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I FACULTY AND STUDENT MANAGERS In Central's famous portals are two people who do not receive very much praise for the work they do, Mr. C. D. Dilts, and Harry McCreary. Mr. Dilts, along with his duties as a teacher of chem- istry in Central High School, takes care of the finances of the athletic aiairs which include the sale of football, bas- ketball, and spring sports tickets. He also takes care of the signing of all contracts in the main branches of sport as well as arranging the schedules with competitive schools. Much tribute should be given to Mr. Dilts because he is a true Centralite and gives a great deal of his time to his duties as athletic manager and never falters in what he attempts to do. Koach McCreary, as he is commonly known by his friends around Central, holds down a position in athletics which might be termed doctor. Harry takes care of the players who are injured in play as well as practice, and bandages them up so they are ready to go again. On the football field, when time out is called, you will see Mac tear across the iield with a bucket of water in one hand and some wet towels in the other. When the basketball season is on, Harry will take care of the minor matters of getting the team prepared for a game by giving the players the necessary things they need to complete their outfit. When time out is called you will see Mac, or his director Doc King, throw in the towels to the athletes and possibly take in some stimultants for them. If you watch him very closely on the bench, you will see him calmly bouncing a ball up and down even in the most exciting moments. During the basketball and track season, his duties are the same. Page 102 1